Dickinson College - Microcosm Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

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said Dr. McCauley, after a pause. I was president from 1872 to 1888, and, of' course, in sixtee11 years great cl1a11ges came. Ill 1877 we llilllgilt Emory Chapel to use for our Preparatory School. In 1879 tl1e Latin Scientific course was offered to ineorning stu- dents. Two 11ew buildings were given to us i11 1884: tl1e Tome Scientific Building and the Gyn111asiu1n. By the way, that was a11 eventful year i11 another respect, was11't it, Brother HH,l'll1HIl ?', with a sly sideways glance at Dr. Harman. I suppose you lll0lLll co-education, retur11ed Dr. Harinan. Well, I still think it was a mistake, and those girls l1ad the ini- pudence to call their literary society by 111 y nanie. I hope I appre- ciate the honor. T hen i11 1885, il1t0I'I'lllDifCli McCauley hastily, we had Bos- ler Hall built for us whore that library you nientioned, Dr. Nis- het, has 0110 whole iioorf' At this Ill0ll1Cllt a tall, dignified wraith appeared i11 tl1e room, and Dr. Reed's voice spoke: Gentlemen, as llly spirit is always with Dickinson, I happened to be resting here whe11 your confer- ence began. As I followed Dr. McCauley, with aCon1n1ence- ment Day how to the gltlltltflllilll nanied, I think tl1is is the prop- er poi11t for nie to inform you of tl1e recent growth of the college so dear to the hearts of us all, and wl1ose burden rests so heavily upo11 111e, stillf' drawing himself to yet greater height, there is 11111011 of eneouragenient. In 1890 the Law School was re-opened and established ill the old Emory Chapel. In 1896 our Denny Hall was finished, and ill 1902 the 116W Preparatory Building, which is Conway Hall, Dr. Peek, was occupied. Last March, Denny Hall was bll1'll0Ci. Dr. Nisbet will understand how deep 111ust have been my illSC0lll'2l,gClIlCllt. However, I am gratified to report that a New Denny Hall Oll the same site, but much en- larged, is rapidly being completed. I i11vite you all to its dedica- tion next June. Let nie tl1a11k you all,', said Dr. Nisbet. To think tl1e little academy has grown to all tl1is i11 face of so 11111011 uiithvornble to its growth. It inakcs 111e more reconciled to 111y life i11 a foreign country to in But here tl1e tow11 clock cl1i111ed onc, and with another sigh the portraits 1'0SllIllCfi their former attitudes and expressions, and quiet reigned.

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McCauley said, Yes, and graduate them, too, without teaching them any Latin. Dr. N isbet seemed overwhelmed by despair for a moment, then his thoughts taking another channel, he went on: The literary societies were founded in '86 and 'fl and the libraries begun soon after. Then in '98 we bought the campus and began to build upon this ve1'y site. There was, in one of' our earliest classes, a young fellow named Taney, who later became Chief' Justice ofthe nation. XVe had no reason to be ashamed of' our alumni cve11 in the very first days. In 1803 our fine new building on this spot was burned before it had been all finished, and I was so discouraged that I died the next year. Now tell me what has happened since. Well,,' replied Durbin, so far as having to begin with noth- ing, I had about as hard a time as you. Your successors struggled against the difficulty of' the NVar of' 1812 and against others in great discouragement, until in 1816 the college was closed for five years, and after it was opened again, barely lived along till 1833, when the whole matter was transferred to our Methodist Church, and we had to reorganize everything. Caldwell, here, and Emory were such a help to me. In 1835 we bought South College, and next year East was built. I was sorry I couldn't stay longer than '-15. You followed me, Emory. Yourturn now. But,', said the gentle scholar, I was president only three years. They we1'e prosperous years, though. 1Ve had many students, McCauley being one of' our graduates, and we increased the number ofthe faculty. lVe began to allow students to study modern languages instead of' so much Latin and Greek. And, with a bright smile at Dr. Peck, my successor is here to speak for himself, too. Dr. Peck's deep voice responded: I was here four years, and of' many things, the one to which I look back with most grati- tude is the final safe graduation of' a scapegrace named Conway. Qnly this fall I have heard remarks about a Conway Hall. 1' wonder if' he has anything to do with it. Then, too, while I was president, the trustees adopted the plan of' raising an endowment fund by selling scholarships, but the credit of' that belongs to J olm- son, here, who was English professor then, and who later became presidentf' And a most trying task, too, admitted Dr. Jolmson, his grave expression becoming more grave at the recollection. It was in 1860 that I accepted the office, and here so near Mason and Dixon's Line, with boys f'rom Northern and Southern firmi- lies, it was hard. Of' course, we suffered f'rom small numbers, but we kept on with college work. In '63, at Commencement time, Lee's army was approaching the town, and we had our Commence- ment exercises before daylight. After the war, better times came, and more students. We began to let students elect Science in the Junior and Senior years, and in '67 the Scientific Society was foundedf' It's too bad Daishell isn't here to tell about his four years,

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